Window-cornice



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Window Cornice.

No. 241,400. Pa tent ed May 10,1881.

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cornice embodying my improvement.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES M. MONTGOMERY, JR, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

WINDOW-CORNICE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 241,400, dated May 10, 1881. Application filed February 23, 1881. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known thatI, JAMES M. MONTGOMERY, J r., of Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Window Gornices; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is aperspective view of a window- Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same, and Fig. 3 is a cross-section laid through line a x in Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

My invention has relation to cornices, either plain or ornamental, for windows, doors, portieres, or similar purposes where cornices are used; and it consists in the construction of an adjustable or extensible cornice, as hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointedout in the claims.

In the annexed drawings, A represents the center piece of the cornice, which may be suitably ornamented.

B B are the extensible arms or wings, provided with the usual end pieces, B B.

To the upper and lower ends of the center piece are secured grooved strips to a, to receive the studs 1) of the extensible arms B, and to the inner edge of one of the said strips to are secured at opposite ends bracket-plates 0 (3, which are provided with spindles c c on their inner side, upon which are journaled small pulleys, D D, around which passes an endless cord or belt, E. Said cord is secured, near its middle part, to the inner or meeting ends of the wings B B by tacks or other suitable fastenings, d d. a

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings, the operation of this device will readily be understood.

The arms B B, sliding in the recessed and grooved center piece, A, may be extended to both sides thereof, to conform to the width of the door or window over which the cornice is to be placed. The said wings being connected by the endless cord E in the manner described, it follows that both sides will beextended evenly and simultaneously, so that the center piece, A, will always remain exactly in the middle.

My improved cornice can be made at a small excess of cost over the ordinary cornices, and does not require cutting oft of ends or corners to fit it to a door or window, making the cornice useless for any other purpose. It can be adjusted to the proper length in a moment by any one, and is ready to be put up as itleaves the factory. 1

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- 1. The combination of the center piece, A, having the grooved ways a a, bracket-plates .O 0, provided with spindles c c and pulleys D D, extensible arms or wings B B B B, having guide-studs b, and endless cord or belt E, secured in the inner ends of the extensible arms, substantially as and for the purpose herein shown and set forth.

2. An extensible cornice composed of a center piece and sliding sides or wings, which said wings are connected at their inner or meeting ends to an endless cord passing over pulleys arranged at opposite ends of the stationary center piece, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES M. MONTGOMERY, JR. Witnesses DAVID E. WILLIAMS, ELNATHAN PETTIT. 

